COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Men
NCAA TOURNAMENT
EAST REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
At Madison Square Garden
New York
Today
UConn (28-8) vs. Iowa State (28-7), 7:27 p.m.
Michigan State (28-8) vs. Virginia (30-6), 9:57 p.m.
Regional Championship
Sunday
Semifinal winners
SOUTH REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
At FedExForum
Memphis, Tenn.
Thursday
Dayton 82, Stanford 72
Florida 79, UCLA 68
Regional Championship
Saturday
Dayton vs. Florida
MIDWEST REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
At Lucas Oil Stadium
Indianapolis
Today
Michigan (27-8) vs. Tennessee (24-12), 7:15 p.m.
Kentucky (26-10) vs. Louisville (31-5), 9:45 p.m.
Regional Championship
Sunday
Semifinal winners
WEST REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
At The Honda Center
Anaheim, Calif.
Thursday
Wisconsin 69, Baylor 72
Arizona 70, San Diego State 64
Regional Championship
Saturday
Arizona vs. Wisconsin
FINAL FOUR
At AT&T Stadium
Arlington, Texas
National Semifinals
Saturday, April 5
East champion vs. South champion
Midwest champion vs. West champion
National Championship
Monday, April 7
Semifinal winners
NIT
Quarterfinals
Tuesday
Clemson 73, Belmont 68
Minnesota 81, Southern Miss 73
Wednesday
Florida State 78, Louisiana Tech 75
SMU 67, California 65
At Madison Square Garden
New York
Semifinals
Tuesday, April 1
Minnesota (23-13) vs. Florida State (22-13), 7 p.m.
Clemson (23-13) vs. SMU (26-9), 9:30 p.m.
Championship
Thursday, April 3
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.
CIT
Quarterfinals
Wednesday
VMI 92, Ohio 90
Yale 72, Columbia 69
Pacific 75, San Diego 60
Thursday
Murray State 85, Towson State 73
Semifinals
Tuesday, April 1
Yale (22-12) at VMI (22-12), TBA
Pacific (18-15) at Murray State, TBA
Championship
Thursday, April 3
TBD
CBI
Semifinals
Wednesday
Siena 61, Illinois State 49
Fresno State 71, Old Dominion 64
Championship Series
(Best-of-3)
(x-if necessary)
Monday, March 31
Siena (18-17) at Fresno State (20-16), 10 p.m.
Wednesday, April 2
Fresno State at Siena, 7 p.m.
Saturday, April 5
x-Fresno State at Siena, TBA
Women
NCAA TOURNAMENT
LINCOLN REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
At Lincoln, Neb.
Saturday
UConn (36-0) vs. BYU (28-6), 4:30 p.m.
DePaul (29-6) vs. Texas A&M (26-8), 7 p.m.
Monday, March 31
Regional Championship
Semifinal winners, 9:30 p.m.
STANFORD REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
At Stanford, Calif.
Sunday
Stanford (30-3) vs. Penn State (24-7), 4:30 p.m.
South Carolina (29-4) vs. North Carolina (26-9), 7 p.m.
Regional Championship
Tuesday, April 1
Semifinal winners, 9 p.m.
NOTRE DAME REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
At Notre Dame, Ind.
Saturday
Kentucky (26-8) vs. Baylor (31-4), Noon
Notre Dame (34-0) vs. Oklahoma State (25-8), 2:30 p.m.
Regional Championship
Monday, March 31
Semifinal winners, 7:30 p.m.
LOUISVILLE REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
At Louisville, Ky.
Sunday
Tennessee (28-5) vs. Maryland (26-6), Noon
Louisville (32-4) vs. LSU (21-12), 2:30 p.m.
Regional Championship
Tuesday, April 1
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.
FINAL FOUR
At Nashville, Tenn.
National Semifinals
Lincoln regional champion vs. Stanford regional champion, 6:30 or 8:30 p.m.
Notre Dame regional champion vs. Louisville regional champion, 6:30 or 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 6
National Championship
Tuesday, April 8
Semifinal winners, 8:30 p.m.
WNIT
BOWLING GREEN 63, MICHIGAN 53
MICHIGAN (20-14): Goree 5-9 2-2 12, Driscoll 1-2 1-2 3, Thompson 4-12 0-0 9, Smith 3-11 0-0 7, Elmblad 7-14 1-1 15, Ristovski 2-7 0-0 4, Rakers 1-2 0-0 3. Totals: 23-57 4-5 53.
BOWLING GREEN (30-4): Donovan 1-4 0-0 2, Rogers 7-8 4-4 20, Stein 5-9 0-0 10, Matthews 4-6 0-0 11, Halfhill 6-13 2-2 18, Hoekstra 0-1 0-0 0, Justinger 1-2 0-1 2, Siefker 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 24-43 6-7 63.
Halftime: Bowling Green, 31-22. 3-pointers: Michigan 3-13 (Rakers 1-2, Smith 1-3, Thompson 1-5, Ristovski 0-3), Bowling Green 9-16 (Halfhill 4-9, Matthews 3-5, Rogers 2-2). Rebounds: Michigan 27 (Goree 8), Bowling Green 28 (Stein 11). Assists: Michigan 12 (Smith 5), Bowling Green 15 (Halfhill 4). Fouled out: Smith. Total fouls: Michigan 14, Bowling Green 10. Attendance: 2,403.
Thursday
Bowling Green 63, Michigan 53
South Florida 74, George Washington 57
Indiana 66, Northwestern 65
Rutgers 91, Seton Hall 79, 2OT
Mississipi State 59, Auburn 54
South Dakota State 70, Minnesota 62
Today
Colorado (19-14) vs. UTEP (26-7), 9 p.m.
FOOTBALL
Arena League
SATURDAY
San Jose at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m.
San Antonio at Jacksonville, 7 p.m.
Orlando at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Cleveland at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS – Optioned INF Justin Sellers to Columbus (IL). Reassigned RHP Matt Capps, C Luke Carlin, RHP Shaun Marcum and C Matt Treanor to their minor league camp.
DETROIT TIGERS – Optioned INF Eugenio Suarez to Erie (EL).
HOUSTON ASTROS – Claimed OF Alex Presley off waivers from Minnesota. Designated LHP Raul Valdes for assignment.
MINNESOTA TWINS – Assigned LHP Scott Diamond and OF Chris Parmelee outright to Rochester (IL).
NEW YORK YANKEES – Reassigned RHP Danny Burawa, RHP Chris Leroux and LHP Fred Lewis to minor league camp.
SEATTLE MARINERS – Agreed to terms with RHP Chris Young on a one-year contract. Designated LHP Bobby LaFromboise for assignment.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS – Placed LHP J.A. Happ on the 15-day DL. Optioned C Erik Kratz to Buffalo (IL).
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS – Assigned RHP Archie Bradley to their minor league camp.
ATLANTA BRAVES – Optioned RHP Ernesto Mejia to Gwinnett (IL).
COLORADO ROCKIES – Optioned C Mike McKenry, INF Josh Rutledge and INF Ryan Wheeler to Colorado Springs (PCL). Reassigned OF Jason Pridie and OF Tim Wheeler to their minor league camp.
MIAMI MARLINS – Optioned OF Jake Marisnick and INF Donovan Solano to New Orleans (PCL). Reassigned RHP Henry Rodriguez, RHP Chris Hatcher, OF Matt Angle, INF Juan Diaz and INF Austin Nola to their minor league camp.
NEW YORK METS – Selected the contract of LHP John Lannan from Las Vegas (PCL).
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES – Released OF Bobby Abreu. Placed RHP Mike Adams, RHP Miguel Gonzalez, RHP Ethan Martin, SS Freddy Galvis, LHP Cole Hamels and 1B Darin Ruf on the 15-day disabled list.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES – Agreed to terms with OF Starling Marte on a six-year contract. Optioned RHP Brandon Cumpton to Indianapolis (IL). Acquired OF Keon Broxton from Arizona for a player to be named and assigned him to Altoona (EL).
WASHINGTON NATIONALS – Signed LHP Mike Gonzalez to a minor league contract. Optioned LHP Xavier Cedeno, OF Jeff Kobernus, RHP Ryan Mattheus and 1B Ted Moore to Syracuse (IL) and C Sandy Leon to Harrisburg (EL).
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS – Signed F James Nunnally to a second 10-day contract.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CINCINNATI BENGALS – Agreed to terms with DT Domata Peko on a two-year contract extension through the 2016 season.
DETROIT LIONS – Signed S James Ihedigbo.
MIAMI DOLPHINS – Agreed to terms with RB Knowshon Moreno on a one-year contract.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS – Signed G Vladimir Ducasse.
TENNESSEE TITANS – Agreed to terms with LB Shaun Phillips on a multiyear contract.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS – Re-signed CB E.J. Biggers to a one-year contract.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
BUFFALO SABRES – Recalled D Ramus Ristolainen and F Johan Larsson from Rochester (AHL).
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS – Recalled G Mike McKenna from Springfield (AHL).
DALLAS STARS – Signed F Alex Guptill to a two-year, entry-level contract. Recalled F Chris Mueller from Texas (AHL).
NEW YORK ISLANDERS – Recalled F John Persson from Bridgeport (AHL).
COLLEGE
SYRACUSE – Announced freshman G Tyler Ennis will enter the NBA draft.
BASEBALL
Exhibition
THURSDAY
Washington 4, N.Y. Mets 0
Detroit 9, Atlanta 3
Toronto 3, Philadelphia 0
Miami 6, St. Louis 4
N.Y. Yankees 4, Pittsburgh 2
Chicago Cubs 4, Chicago White Sox 3
Cincinnati (ss) 8, Milwaukee 2
Cincinnati (ss) 9, Arizona (ss) 1
Cleveland 3, Arizona (ss) 2
Boston 4, Minnesota 1
Tampa Bay 4, Baltimore 3
L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.
Oakland at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.
Atlanta 001?020?000– 3 4 2
Detroit 100?032?12x– 9 13 1
Harang, Varvaro (6), I.Thomas (7), Kimbrel (8), C.Shreve (8) and Lerud, Gattis. Scherzer, Nathan (7), C.Knebel (9) and Holaday. W–Scherzer. L–Harang. HRs–Atlanta, B.Upton (1), J.Schafer (1). Detroit, Mi.Cabrera (4).
Cleveland 011?100?000– 3 8 0
Arizona (ss) 000?000?200– 2 5 0
Kluber, Rzepczynski (8), Atchison (9) and Y.Gomes, T.Wolters. Miley, Collmenter (5), Ziegler (8), Thatcher (9), A.Reed (9) and Blanco, Gosewisch. W–Kluber. L–Miley. Sv–Atchison.
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Toronto 40 31 .563 –
Brooklyn 37 33 .529 2½
New York 30 42 .417 10½
Boston 23 48 .324 17
Philadelphia 15 57 .208 25½
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
y-Miami 48 22 .686 –
Washington 36 35 .507 12½
Charlotte 35 37 .486 14
Atlanta 31 40 .437 17½
Orlando 20 52 .278 29
Central Division
W L Pct GB
y-Indiana 52 20 .722 –
Chicago 40 31 .563 11½
Cleveland 29 44 .397 23½
Detroit 26 45 .366 25½
Milwaukee 13 58 .183 38½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
x-San Antonio 55 16 .775 –
Houston 49 22 .690 6
Memphis 43 28 .606 12
Dallas 43 29 .597 12½
New Orleans 31 40 .437 24
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 52 19 .732 –
Portland 46 27 .630 7
Minnesota 35 35 .500 16½
Denver 32 40 .444 20½
Utah 23 49 .319 29½
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers 50 22 .694 –
Golden State 44 27 .620 5½
Phoenix 43 29 .597 7
Sacramento 25 46 .352 24½
L.A. Lakers 24 46 .343 25
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
THURSDAY
Portland 100, Atlanta 85
Houston 120, Philadelphia 98
L.A. Lakers at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
TODAY
Charlotte at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Washington, 7 p.m.
Boston at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Cleveland at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.
Miami at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Portland at Chicago, 8 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Sacramento at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Utah at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
San Antonio at Denver, 9 p.m.
New York at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Memphis at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
SPORTS NOTES
DELTA HIGH SCHOOL is seeking applicants for the Head Football position. Interested candidates should email resume, cover letter and references to: Csmith@pdys.org. Deadline is April 11th.
Fremont St. Joseph CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL has an opening for a varsity assistant softball coach and a varsity boys golf coach. Anyone interested should contact Gary Geller at 419-332-9947 or ggeller@bishop-hoffman.net.
GOLF
Valero Texas Open
San Antonio, par 72
Partial First Round
Pat Perez 35-33 – 68
Danny Lee 35-33 – 68
Will MacKenzie 35-34 – 69
Seung-Yul Noh 33-36 – 69
Cameron Beckman 36-33 – 69
Chesson Hadley 37-32 – 69
Aaron Baddeley 35-35 – 70
Freddie Jacobson 35-35 – 70
Michael Thompson 34-36 – 70
Charlie Beljan 37-33 – 70
Carl Pettersson 36-34 – 70
Stuart Appleby 38-32 – 70
Zach Johnson 34-36 – 70
Jim Furyk 35-35 – 70
Charley Hoffman 36-34 – 70
Ben Curtis 36-34 – 70
Heath Slocum 34-36 – 70
Alex Aragon 35-35 – 70
Jim Renner 35-35 – 70
Brice Garnett 34-36 – 70
Brian Harman 35-35 – 70
Scott Brown 34-36 – 70
Matt Kuchar 37-33 – 70
Ted Potter, Jr. 36-35 – 71
Brendon Todd 36-35 – 71
Erik Compton 36-35 – 71
Brooks Koepka 38-33 – 71
Alex Prugh 35-36 – 71
James Hahn 37-34 – 71
Cameron Tringale 36-35 – 71
Andres Romero 37-34 – 71
Jason Kokrak 35-36 – 71
Martin Flores 36-35 – 71
Jerry Kelly 34-37 – 71
Brian Davis 35-36 – 71
Chad Collins 37-34 – 71
Briny Baird 36-36 – 72
Richard H. Lee 37-35 – 72
Joe Durant 37-35 – 72
Ryan Palmer 36-36 – 72
J.B. Holmes 36-36 – 72
William McGirt 37-35 – 72
John Merrick 35-37 – 72
Martin Laird 36-36 – 72
John Senden 35-37 – 72
Troy Matteson 36-36 – 72
Branden Grace 35-37 – 72
Ben Martin 35-37 – 72
Jeff Maggert 36-36 – 72
Daniel Summerhays 34-38 – 72
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
x-Boston 50 17 6 106 233 153
Montreal 42 26 7 91 195 188
Tampa Bay 40 24 9 89 217 195
Detroit 33 26 14 80 195 209
Toronto 36 30 8 80 216 231
Ottawa 29 29 14 72 205 243
Florida 27 39 8 62 178 240
Buffalo 20 45 8 48 139 218
Metropolitan Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 46 22 5 97 226 183
N.Y. Rangers 41 29 4 86 197 179
Philadelphia 38 27 7 83 206 204
Columbus 37 29 6 80 204 196
Washington 34 27 12 80 212 218
New Jersey 31 28 14 76 177 190
Carolina 32 32 9 73 184 205
N.Y. Islanders 28 35 10 66 204 246
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
x-St. Louis 50 16 7 107 238 164
Chicago 42 17 15 99 244 191
Colorado 45 21 6 96 221 198
Minnesota 37 26 11 85 183 188
Dallas 34 27 11 79 203 207
Nashville 32 31 11 75 183 219
Winnipeg 32 32 9 73 202 213
Pacific Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
x-San Jose 47 18 9 103 227 177
x-Anaheim 47 18 7 101 231 182
Los Angeles 43 25 6 92 185 157
Phoenix 36 26 12 84 205 209
Vancouver 34 30 10 78 181 198
Calgary 30 36 7 67 185 214
Edmonton 25 39 9 59 180 241
Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
x-clinched playoff spot
THURSDAY
Phoenix 3, New Jersey 2, SO
Tampa Bay 3, N.Y. Islanders 2, SO
Boston 3, Chicago 0
Los Angeles 3, Pittsburgh 2
Montreal 5, Detroit 4
Carolina 3, Florida 0
St. Louis 5, Minnesota 1
Nashville 6, Buffalo 1
Vancouver at Colorado, 9
Winnipeg at San Jose, 10:30
WEDNESDAY
Vancouver 5, Minnesota 2
N.Y. Rangers 3, Philadelphia 1
Anaheim 3, Calgary 2
TODAY
Toronto at Philadelphia, 7
Pittsburgh at Columbus, 7
Chicago at Ottawa, 7:30
Nashville at Dallas, 8:30
N.Y. Rangers at Calgary, 9
Anaheim at Edmonton, 9:30
Montreal 2 1 2 – 5
Detroit 0 1 3 – 4
First Period – 1, Montreal, Plekanec 19 (Subban, Gallagher), 5:14. 2, Montreal, Plekanec 20 (Subban), 14:11.
Second Period – 3, Detroit, Sheahan 6 (Glendening, Lashoff), 1:28. 4, Montreal, Desharnais 14 (Vanek), 11:03.
Third Period – 5, Detroit, Tatar 17, 1:24. 6, Detroit, Tatar 18 (Jurco, Sheahan), 4:30. 7, Montreal, Pacioretty 33 (Desharnais, Vanek), 5:48. 8, Montreal, Vanek 26 (Markov, Emelin), 11:15. 9, Detroit, Franzen 16 (Nyquist, Helm), 11:36.
Shots on goal – Montreal 9-9-11–29. Detroit 9-12-9–30.
Goalies – Montreal, Price. Detroit, Howard. A–20,066 (20,066). T–2:29.
ECHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Reading 40 21 2 1 83 201 165
Wheeling 33 25 1 5 72 186 182
Elmira 22 33 3 5 52 154 209
North Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Kalamazoo 39 19 2 4 84 202 172
Cincinnati 36 21 2 4 78 218 179
Fort Wayne 30 23 6 5 71 187 193
Evansville 29 26 4 7 69 207 216
Toledo 19 38 3 2 43 175 237
South Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
S. Carolina 38 20 2 4 82 173 148
Orlando 39 22 2 2 82 206 196
Greenville 36 22 2 3 77 194 171
Florida 32 25 3 4 71 211 203
Gwinnett 26 35 3 2 57 174 206
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Mountain Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Alaska 42 17 3 3 90 219 147
Idaho 34 25 3 4 75 201 198
Utah 33 22 3 5 74 163 154
Colorado 31 21 7 4 73 193 185
Pacific Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Ontario 40 17 3 4 87 198 173
Bakersfield 30 29 2 3 65 173 184
Stockton 29 27 0 6 64 194 206
Las Vegas 18 38 4 3 43 151 214
c-San Francisco 15 20 4 1 35 101 143
y-clinched Divisional Title
c-Ceased operations
Note: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.
THURSDAY
Orlando 5, Evansville 3
TODAY
Gwinnett at Greenville, 7
Toledo at Wheeling, 7
Elmira at Reading, 7:05
Fort Wayne at South Carolina, 7:05
Cincinnati at Florida, 7:30
Utah at Colorado, 9:05
Ontario at Bakersfield, 10
Alaska at Las Vegas, 10:05
Idaho at Stockton, 10:30
GLANTZ-CULVER LINE
NCAA Basketball Tournament
Today
FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG
Iowa St. 1½ (147) UConn
Michigan St. 2 (127) Virginia
Michigan 2½ (134) Tennessee
Louisville 4½ (139) Kentucky
NBA
FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG
at Toronto 10½ (196½) Boston
Indiana 2½ (190½) at Washington
Charlotte 4 (196½) at Orlando
at Brooklyn 9½ (198½) Cleveland
Miami 6 (205) at Detroit
at New Orleans 6 (194) Utah
at Minnesota 12½ (220) L.A. Lakers
at Chicago 4½ (195) Portland
at Oklahoma City 12½ (208) Sacramento
San Antonio 7 (216) at Denver
at Phoenix 5 (210½) New York
at Golden State 3 (190½) Memphis